Since it began with the 1996 release of Revelations: Persona, the Persona (or Shin Megami Tensei: Persona) franchise by developer Atlus has built a massive and loyal fanbase. The role-playing series is a spin-off of Atlus’ Megami Tensei franchise and follows unique casts gifted with Personas, which are manifestations of their inner psyche in battle. Characters and enemies are set up on a grid-based battlefield allowing the player to use unique strategies. The talented staff to have worked on the franchise includes the creators, Kouji Okada and Kazuma Kaneko (who also worked on character design), composer Shoji Meguro, and character designer Shigenori Soejima.